Rural architecture in the Chinese taste, being designs entirely new for the decoration of gardens, parks, forrests, insides of houses, &c. on sixty copper plates with full instructions for workmen also a near estimate of the charge and hints where proper to be erected the whole invented & drawn by Willm. &Inn. halfpenny, architects. The 3d. edition. With the addition of 4 plates in quarto of roofs for Chinese & Indian temples, the manner of fixing their ornaments, covering and carrying off the water, their cornices with the several members adjusted to regular proportion

People / Organizations

• William Halfpenny (Author)

Imprint

London : 1755. Printed for Robt. Sayer, at the Golden Buck, opposite Feller Lane, Fleetstreet, 1755.

Added name

Halfpenny, John, active 18th century

Publication year

1755

ESTC No.

T214810

Grub Street ID

241111

Description

[2],8;8;8,8p.,plates ; 8°.

Note

In four parts, each with separate titlepage, each differently titled

The general titlepage and the titlepage to part 1 are engraved

Part 1 is by William Halfpenny alone

Another "third edition" has no date after "London" in the imprint and dates are omitted from the statement "Published according to act of Parliament" on the titlepages to the individual parts.

Uncontrolled note

Cf. t126582. WAu copy has final part paginated [2],6p